“It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets.”
“On the other hand, the Prince had proved a much more effective teacher than Snape so far.”
“Severus Snape wasn't yours," said Harry. "Snape was Dumbledores, Dumbledores from the moment you started hunting down my mother...”
“He has once built his fortune, starting out with empty hands; now he had to rebuild his life, starting out with an empty spirit”
“A man who doles out sweets, and slaps, with the same hand.”
“I had learned how it felt to want more than the sweet touch of hand to cheek or lips to palm, more than a kiss, more than an embrace. I was starting to discover that it is not only the mind that understands love, but also the body.”